Experimental Validation of Cryobot Thermal Models for the Exploration of Ocean Worlds

Experimental Validation of Cryobot Thermal Models for the Exploration of Ocean Worlds

Accessing the potentially habitable subsurface waters of Ocean Worlds requires a robotic ice probe (or “cryobot”) to traverse tens of kilometers of ice with temperatures ranging from ∼100 to 273 K. Designing and planning such a mission requires understanding ice probe behavior as a function of the l...

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Main Authors: Paula do Vale Pereira, Michael J. Durka, Bartholomew P. Hogan, Kristof Richmond, Miles W. E. Smith, Dale P. Winebrenner, W. Timothy Elam, Benjamin J. Hockman, Alberto Lopez, Neal Tanner, Joshua Moor, James Ralston, Miriam Alexander, Wayne Zimmerman, Nolan Flannery, William Kuhl, Sarah Wielgosz, Kerri L. Cahoy, Thomas A. Cwik, William C. Stone
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: IOP Publishing 2023-01-01
Series:The Planetary Science Journal
Subjects:
Natural satellites (Solar system)
Ocean planets
Galilean satellites
Europa
Space probes
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.3847/PSJ/acc2b7

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https://doi.org/10.3847/PSJ/acc2b7

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